Equatorial Guinea national football team

Equatorial Guinea

Nickname(s)	Nzalang Nacional
Association	Federación Ecuatoguineana de Fútbol
Sub-confederation	UNIFFAC (Central Africa)
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head coach	Henri Michel
Captain	Javier Balboa
Home stadium	Estadio de Malabo
FIFA code	EQG
FIFA ranking	155
Highest FIFA ranking	64 (March 2008)
Lowest FIFA ranking	195 (December 1998)
Elo ranking	142
Highest Elo ranking	141 (June 2008)
Lowest Elo ranking	187 (March 2003)
Home colours Away colours
First international
China PR 6–2 Equatorial Guinea (China; 23 May 1975)
Biggest win
Equatorial Guinea 3–0 CAR  (Malabo, Equatorial Guinea; 7 September 2011)
Biggest defeat
Congo 6–0 Equatorial Guinea (Congo; 13 December 1990)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	1 (First in 2012)

The Equatorial Guinea national football team, nicknamed Nzalang Nacional, is the national team of Equatorial Guinea and is controlled by the Federación Ecuatoguineana de Fútbol. It is a member of CAF. Though Equatorial Guinea has traditionally been one of the poorest ranked teams in Africa, the recent influx of Spanish players having Equatoguinean heritage has strengthened the national team and resulted in some solid performances.

Achievements

• CEMAC Cup: 1

2006

Competition records

World Cup record

• 1930 to 1998 - Did not enter
• 2002 to 2010 - Did not qualify

African Nations Cup record

• 1957 to 1986 - Did not enter
• 1988 - Withdrew
• 1990 - Did not qualify
• 1992 to 1994 - Did not enter
• 1996 - Withdrew
• 1998 to 2000 - Did not enter
• 2002 to 2010 - Did not qualify
• 2012 - Qualfied

2012 African Cup of Nations

Equatorial Guinea are to be co-hosts with Gabon for the 2012, and so as hosts will qualify for the first time.

Current squad

The following players were called for two 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier matches against Madagascar in Malabo on November 11, 2011 and in Antananarivo on November 15, 2011. Caps and goals updated as of October 11, 2011 (Note: Some players have the minimal amount of matches played, due to not having the exact numbers).

0#0 Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club 1 GK Achille Pensy 5 January 1987 (1987-01-05) (age 24) 5 0 The Panthers 16 GK Felipe Ovono 26 July 1993 (1993-07-26) (age 18) 1 0 Sony de Elá Nguema 22 GK Manuel Sapunga 23 November 1992 (1992-11-23) (age 19) 0 0 Vegetarianos 2 DF Colin 31 December 1987 (1987-12-31) (age 23) 8 0 Deportivo Mongomo 3 DF Sipo 21 April 1988 (1988-04-21) (age 23) 7 0 Badajoz 4 DF Rui 28 May 1985 (1985-05-28) (age 26) 4 0 UD Logroñés 5 DF Ibrahim Agbo 1 February 1987 (1987-02-01) (age 24) 2 0 Deportivo Mongomo 15 DF Lawrence Doe 3 September 1986 (1986-09-03) (age 25) 1 0 Al-Shabab 19 DF Éric Batinga 8 April 1989 (1989-04-08) (age 22) 2 0 Deportivo Mongomo 21 DF Fousseny Kamissoko 5 April 1983 (1983-04-05) (age 28) 1 0 Al-Suwaiq 23 DF Peque 3 August 1988 (1988-08-03) (age 23) 1 0 Deportivo Mongomo 6 MF Juvenal 3 April 1979 (1979-04-03) (age 32) 10 2 CE Sabadell 10 MF Samuel Itondo 28 July 1987 (1987-07-28) (age 24) 5 2 13 MF Jean-Maxime Ndongo 8 November 1992 (1992-11-08) (age 19) 3 0 Deportivo Mongomo 14 MF Ben Konaté 27 December 1986 (1986-12-27) (age 24) 4 0 The Panthers 18 MF Viera Ellong 14 June 1987 (1987-06-14) (age 24) 1 0 Sony de Elá Nguema 20 MF Daniel Ekedo 19 September 1989 (1989-09-19) (age 22) 6 1 San Roque de Lepe 24 MF Narcisse Ekanga[1] 30 July 1981 (1981-07-30) (age 30) 3 0 TP Mazembe 7 FW Anselmo 5 September 1990 (1990-09-05) (age 21) 5 1 8 FW Randy 2 June 1987 (1987-06-02) (age 24) 5 1 Las Palmas 11 FW Alberto 21 April 1984 (1984-04-21) (age 27) 5 ? Vista Alegre 17 FW Julio Etoho 17 April 1992 (1992-04-17) (age 19) 0 0 Sony de Elá Nguema 12 FW Thierry Fidjeu 13 October 1982 (1982-10-13) (age 29) 5 1 Free Agent 25 FW Rubén Epitié 19 May 1983 (1983-05-19) (age 28) 4 0 Rubí

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team in the last 12 months.

Name	DOB (Age)	Club	Caps (goals)	Most Recent Call up
Goalkeepers
Danilo	5 March 1982 (1982-03-05) (age 29)	Salgueiro	20 (0)	vs. Guinea-Bissau on August 10, 2011 (B friendly)
Martial Mpilé	No Date	Sony de Elá Nguema	00 (0)	vs. Gambia on March 29, 2011 (friendly)
Defenders
Yago	19 August 1979 (1979-08-19) (age 32)	Coruxo	09 (0)	vs. Guinea-Bissau on August 10, 2011 (B friendly)
Mamadou Baldé	12 December 1985 (1985-12-12) (age 25)	Langon-Castets FC	01 (0)	vs. OGC Nice on July, 2011 (B friendly)
Helguera	13 September 1991 (1991-09-13) (age 20)	Sony de Elá Nguema	01 (0)	vs. OGC Nice on July, 2011 (B friendly)
Ronan	7 May 1985 (1985-05-07) (age 26)	Mes Rafsanjan	16 (1)	vs. FC Issy-les-Moulineaux on June 7, 2011 (B friendly)
Deivis	19 September 1991 (1991-09-19) (age 20)	Bembibre	00 (0)	May-June 2011
Evuy	11 March 1985 (1985-03-11) (age 26)	Villaviciosa de Odón	04 (0)	vs. Chad on February 8, 2011 (friendly)
Kily	5 February 1984 (1984-02-05) (age 27)	Langreo	10 (0)	vs. Chad on February 8, 2011 (friendly)
Boriba	14 May 1990 (1990-05-14) (age 21)	Lugo Fuenlabrada	03 (0)	vs. Chad on February 8, 2011 (friendly)
Midfielders
Fernely Castillo	5 August 1988 (1988-08-05) (age 23)	Niches		vs. Cameroon on October 11, 2011 (B friendly)
Rolan de la Cruz	3 October 1984 (1984-10-03) (age 27)	Fortaleza	02 (0)	vs. Cameroon on October 11, 2011 (B friendly)
Sergio Hinestrosa	17 October 1986 (1986-10-17) (age 25)	Mislata	02 (0)	vs. Burkina Faso on September 3, 2011 (friendly)
Rubén Hinestrosa	20 January 1986 (1986-01-20) (age 25)	CD Torrent	01 (0)	vs. Burkina Faso on September 3, 2011 (friendly)
Balboa	13 May 1985 (1985-05-13) (age 26)	Beira-Mar	08 (0)	vs. Guinea-Bissau on August 10, 2011 (B friendly)
Lucien Moutassie	3 May 1988 (1988-05-03) (age 23)	Tijarafe	04 (0)	vs. OGC Nice on July, 2011 (B friendly)
Kelvin Onosiughe	2 May 1988 (1988-05-02) (age 23)	Binéfar	01 (0)	vs. FC Issy-les-Moulineaux on June 7, 2011 (B friendly)
Iván Zarandona	30 August 1980 (1980-08-30) (age 31)	Lugo	15 (0)	vs. FC Issy-les-Moulineaux on June 7, 2011 (B friendly)
Francis Mbome	30 November 1988 (1988-11-30) (age 22)	Minnesota TwinStars	09 (0)	vs. Gambia on March 29, 2011 (friendly)
Oscar Amoabeng	31 December 1984 (1984-12-31) (age 26)	Putte	03 (0)	vs. Chad on February 8, 2011 (friendly)
Forwards
Danny Quendambú	19 March 1983 (1983-03-19) (age 28)	(free agent)		vs. Cameroon on October 11, 2011 (B friendly)
Juanjo Muko	14 January 1993 (1993-01-14) (age 18)	Atl. Madrid (Juvenil A)	02 (0)	vs. Cameroon on October 11, 2011 (B friendly)
Bodipo	25 October 1977 (1977-10-25) (age 34)	Deportivo La Coruña	10 (4)	vs. Gabon on October 7, 2011 (friendly)
Guillaume De Souza	No Date	French club	00 (0)	vs. OGC Nice on July, 2011 (B friendly)
Martin	No Date	Deportivo Unidad	00 (0)	vs. OGC Nice on July, 2011 (B friendly)
Mbela	8 May 1982 (1982-05-08) (age 29)	Saint-Priest	05 (0)	vs. OGC Nice on July, 2011 (B friendly)
Chupe	9 May 1980 (1980-05-09) (age 31)	Noja	02 (0)	vs. Brittany on June 2, 2011 (B friendly)
Fabiani	23 February 1984 (1984-02-23) (age 27)	Alcoyano	00 (0)	vs. Gambia on March 29, 2011 (friendly)
André Neles	4 January 1978 (1978-01-04) (age 33)	América-RN	06 (3)	vs. Chad on February 8, 2011 (friendly)
Átila Neles	19 November 1987 (1987-11-19) (age 24)	Alvorada	00 (0)	vs. Chad on February 8, 2011 (friendly)

Fixtures & Results

Date	Competition	Venue	Home Team	Result	Away Team	Scorers
January 29, 2012	2012 Africa Cup of Nations	Estadio de Malabo, Equatorial Guinea	Equatorial Guinea	–	Zambia
January 25, 2012	2012 Africa Cup of Nations	Estadio de Bata, Equatorial Guinea	Equatorial Guinea	–	Senegal
January 21, 2012	2012 Africa Cup of Nations	Estadio de Bata, Equatorial Guinea	Equatorial Guinea	–	Libya
November 15, 2011	2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers	Stade Mahama Sina, Madagascar	Madagascar	2 – 1	Equatorial Guinea	26' Ellong
November 11, 2011	2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers	Estadio de Malabo, Equatorial Guinea	Equatorial Guinea	2 – 0	Madagascar	29' (pen.) Juvenal  79' Randy
October 11, 2011	Friendly	Estadio de Malabo, Equatorial Guinea	Equatorial Guinea	1 – 1	Cameroon	30' Ellong
October 7, 2011	Friendly	Stade Maurice Chevalier, France	Gabon	2 – 0	Equatorial Guinea
September 7, 2011	Friendly	Estadio de Malabo, Equatorial Guinea	Equatorial Guinea	3–0	Central African Republic	20' (pen.) Randy  30', 83' Itondo
September 3, 2011	Friendly	Stade Général Sangoulé Lamizana, Burkina Faso	Burkina Faso	1–0	Equatorial Guinea
August 10, 2011	Friendly[2]	Estádio do Restelo, Portugal	Guinea-Bissau	4–1	Equatorial Guinea	49' Bodipo
August 2, 2011	Friendly[3]	Stade Olympique (Albertville), France	UNFP team	2–2	Equatorial Guinea	Fidjeu Ndongo
July 27, 2011	Friendly[4]	Switzerland	(Swiss club)	3–2	Equatorial Guinea	Fidjeu
July 21, 2011	Friendly[5]	Stade Jacques Forestier, France	OGC Nice	1–0	Equatorial Guinea
July 18, 2011	Friendly[6]	Stade Eric Cantona, France	France U-20	2–0	Equatorial Guinea
June 7, 2011	Friendly[7]	Parc Municipal des Sports (Issy-les-Moulineaux), France	FC Issy-les-Moulineaux	0–0	Equatorial Guinea
June 2, 2011	Friendly[8]	Léo Lagrange (Saint-Nazaire), France	Brittany	0–1	Equatorial Guinea	40' Fidjeu
May 26, 2011	Friendly[9]	Alfred Wigishoff, France	RSC Montreuil	1–4	Equatorial Guinea	8' Doe  18' Ekedo  30' Fidjeu Peque
March 29, 2011	Friendly	Estadio de Malabo, Equatorial Guinea	Equatorial Guinea	1–0	Gambia	42' Fidjeu
February 8, 2011	Friendly	Estadio de Malabo, Equatorial Guinea	Equatorial Guinea	2–0	Chad	Ekedo  53' (pen.) Maigue  74' (o.g.)

References

1. ^ He has already represented Cameroonian senior team
2. ^ Under FIFA rules, this match is not rated "A" because the two national teams have performed more than six changes during the game.
3. ^ Match of B category
4. ^ Since the opposing was a Swiss club, the match is of B category
5. ^ OGC Nice is a French club, so the match is of B category
6. ^ Since the opposing was the French under-20 team, the match is of B category
7. ^ FC Issy-les-Moulineaux is a French club, so the match is of B category
8. ^ Brittany is not affiliated to FIFA, so the match is of B category
9. ^ RSC Montreuil is a French club, so the match is of B category

External links

• Equatorial Guinea at FIFA.com